25 Mar 1948
Big City
A young orphan in New York's Lower East Side is collectively adopted by three neighborhood men--a minister, a cantor, and a cop.
Story of a Junkie
It's the story of a desperate man. It's the story of a desperate society.
Filmed in documentary-style, the film follows the character of Gringo, a young man looking for fortune in New York, only to fall into heroin addiction.
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John Spacely John Spaceley
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